TI-2024-14439 Aliases CVE-2024-21753 GHSA-8832-5jj9-833x

Path traversal in Fortinet FortiClientEMS

LOW 28CWE-22Published 2024-09-10 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiClientEMS 7.0 all versions, FortiClientEMS 6.4 all versions, FortiClientEMS 06.02 all versions, FortiClientEMS 6.2 all versions, FortiClientEMS 06.00 all versions, FortiClientEMS 6.0 all versions, FortiClientEMS 01.02.02 through 01.02.05 allows attacker to perform a denial of service, read or write a limited number of files via specially crafted HTTP requests

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00795 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Fortinet	FortiClientEMS	7.2.0 – 7.2.4; 7.0.0 – 7.0.13; 6.4.7 – 6.4.9; 6.4.0 – 6.4.4; 6.2.6 – 6.2.9; 6.2.3 – 6.2.4; 06.02.00 – 06.02.02; 6.0.8; 06.00.00 – 06.00.06; 01.02.02 – 01.02.05	—	No fix listed	CNA

FortiClientEMS VendorFortinet Affected 7.2.0 – 7.2.4; 7.0.0 – 7.0.13; 6.4.7 – 6.4.9; 6.4.0 – 6.4.4; 6.2.6 – 6.2.9; 6.2.3 – 6.2.4; 06.02.00 – 06.02.02; 6.0.8; 06.00.00 – 06.00.06; 01.02.02 – 01.02.05 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient_endpoint_management_server::::::::	1.2.1 – 1.2.5; 6.0.0 – 6.0.8; 6.2.0 – 6.2.9; 6.4.0 – 6.4.9; 7.0.0 – 7.0.13; 7.2.0 – 7.2.4	Vulnerable	Fortinet

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient_endpoint_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 – 1.2.5; 6.0.0 – 6.0.8; 6.2.0 – 6.2.9; 6.4.0 – 6.4.9; 7.0.0 – 7.0.13; 7.2.0 – 7.2.4 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21753
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8832-5jj9-833x
2026-10-22 Title updated · CNA
2026-10-22 Affected versions changed · CNA

References

Advisory 1

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-362

TI-2021-06336 Insufficient session expiration in Fortinet FortiClientEMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-25705 CSV injection in Fortinet FortiClientEMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-17892 Improper certificate validation in Fortinet FortiClientEMS, FortiClientWindows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2020-12554 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiClientEMS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2021-19870 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiClientEMS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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